Christ is central to grace because He is the means through which God offers us salvation and satisfies our spiritual hunger and thirst.
The centrality of Christ in the message of grace cannot be overstated. As indicated in the sermon, Jesus is represented as both the 'bread' and 'water' we need for spiritual sustenance. In John 6:35, Jesus states, 'I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.' This correlates closely with Isaiah 55, where the invitation to come and eat is fundamentally about accepting Christ and the fullness He provides. Without Him, all our efforts at self-righteousness and religion are futile. Christ's atoning sacrifice on the cross is the definitive act of grace that satisfies our needs and reconciles us to God.
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